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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wants the new comic opera to be in 'good plain German?'
(a) Salieri.
(b) The Emperor.
(c) Leopold Mozart.
(d) Rosenberg.

2. What does Salieri feel he needs to make his 'last audience' appear?
(a) An invocation.
(b) A salutation.
(c) A circumlocution.
(d) An imbrocation.

3. Who plays the 'march of welcome' for Mozart?
(a) The Emperor.
(b) Von Strack.
(c) Salieri.
(d) Count Orsini-Rosenberg.

4. Who was an influential teacher of Salieri?
(a) Monteverdi.
(b) Glock.
(c) Glinka.
(d) Gluck.

5. What is holding up Wolfgang's and Constanze's marriage?
(a) They are still saving up for the reception.
(b) They are trying to find a good apartment to rent.
(c) They are awaiting Leopold Mozart's permission.
(d) They are awaiting the Emperor's permission.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wicked vision does Salieri say he now has?

2. What kind of love does Mozart claim his opera contains?

3. What causes Mozart to stop his silliness on this occasion?

4. Which is Salieri's favorite sweet indulgence?

5. Where is the opera's story set?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the golden light that bathes the Emperor and his court?

2. What does this scene show us of Mozart's talent?

3. What happens in this section of the play to fertilize the growing seed of Salieri's murderous ideas?

4. Why do reports about Mozart unsettle Salieri?

5. Comment on the dramatic function of the Venticelli in the opening scene.

6. In what way does Salieri believe God is torturing him?

7. What story does the Emperor tell to Mozart?

8. What does Salieri do to cope with the psychic blow he has received through hearing Mozart's music?

9. What does his comment about his requirement in a wife reveal about Salieri's character?

10. How does Salieri come to change his mind about meeting Mozart?

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